The day book. (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, March 12, 1913, Image 10

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the effect that he would not be, CharleyMurphy's whiteslave for less thant $7,500. a year. A lower-salary, saidJimmy,' would drive him to a life ofshame, meaning umpiring.Instead of improving, Ed Reulbachgrows "wilder as tSsning season. draws to a close. Yesterday he passed six and soaked two, increasing hischarity in each department by oneover his best former record..Callahan's White Sox showed somereal baseball yesterday, heatingHarry Wolverton's Sacremento team,composed mainly of former bigleaguers, 7 to 3. ; .-Stark, 0,Rourke,.Kenwofhy,1Blissand Arrelanes, all .of Vhom have been:in the big show,, aXedn-Wolvertqn"6,payroll. Arrelanesls a 'pitcher foT- merly with the. Boston-Red. Sox. TheSouth Side athlet'esvclubbed him fornine hits in, less than .five innings,six of these bingles coining bunchedin the fifth ihripg; yielding six. runs.The Sox are showing .the same oidtendency to climb a pitcher all in abunch, thumphis frame until theyhave enough "runs, to "win, and thentake it easy for the remainder' ofthe game. Thesje'rallies were a feature of their lajrlast. year.Bill Lange Is coming strong. Theiron man performed for four inningsyesterday, and in that time wasjabbed for "four hits., He was tight?in the pinches, whiffing six of thecoast leaguers, Ed Walsh and JoeBenz also participated ih.the boxwork. Walsh did not let himself ojxt,being contented to -fan a. pair of:batters in three innings. Benz wasuntouched the two innings be obligedin.Morris Rath collected three hits,Chick .Mattick getting two., .Rain interfered with the practiceof the second team, but Kid Gleasdngot Ihis battery1 men out for av short,loosening up in the afternoon. Todaythe .recruits are playing' Redlands.,Billy Nolan,, manager of Willie Ritchie, lightweight, champion, and' EmIly'Thirywho handles the affairs ofPackey McFarland, conferred yesterday; and at the. conclusion -it-appearedchances for a match between thetitle Holder1 and the Chicagoan. hadgone glimmering. Thiry refused toagree to the fight unless McFarlandwas allowed to -weigh - in at 185pounds at 3 o'clock the afternoon ofthe fight Nolan held 'out for 133pounds, the same weightmade in theWblgast -fight. Neither man wouldyield. Nolan . had the right end oftils-argument as. 133 pounds is theJightweight mark. From a financial"standpoint,; it makes little difference;ti? McFarland whether he meets Ritchie or nbtr He "can get plenty offights "'at' fany; weight '.up to 140pounds and. can.win-.them.easily.' Matt Brock XntV. Cal, Delaney,Cleveland featherweights, fought 12fast rounds to a-draw at Youngstownlast night.Pitcher Fred Blanding is the, onlymember of the Cleveland squad inpoor condition, an injured foot putting iiiri out of, commission. Managefirmingham pitted his regularsand recruits against each other thisafternoon iin Pensacola-In their first gameof'the season,Frank Chance's Yanks beat JerseyCity, 9 to 0M Ford Warhqp, McQpn-jnell, Hoff and Schultz, Yank pitchers,were in. the game, the first threepitching:for the American Leaguersand the.last pair'for Jersey City. Fordhad" his spitter breaking" as good asin 19117 -George" Mullen pitched three innings for Detroit against Tulane TJniTersity at, Gulfport, Miss;, only ninemen facing him. The Tigers won,'17 to 0. One hit -was made by' the,collegians.. Capt. Heinie Wagner took his placeat. short, for the world's champions,today, and .Stahl "now has the sameteam that beat the Giants going.through daily stunts. Wood, Bedient.O.'Brien and Collins are showing good'eary season form. .McGraw, who has won two pennants becauseof the base running